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Rescue supraglottic airway devices at caesarean delivery: What are the options to consider?
The rate of caesarean delivery (CD) has tripled in the last three decades.1 Most CDs are performed under regional anaesthesia because of its various advantages: better parental experience associated with the delivery; avoidance of exposure to general anaesthetic agents that have a risk of causing anaphylaxis and uterine atony; avoidance of intra-operative awareness; and reduced mortality.2 Importantly, regional anaesthesia avoids or minimizes the risks of airway management and its associated complications such as failed intubation, oesophageal intubation and aspiration.
